- 100/2024
- High
Cisco has released security updates to fix several vulnerabilities across multiple Cisco products.
The addressed vulnerabilities could allow the attacker to gain elevated privileges, perform denial of service attacks, bypass security restrictions, execute arbitrary code, and gain access to the affected products.
Sample of the addressed vulnerabilities:
1. Cisco IOS XE Software Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2024-20259):
- CVSS: 8.6
- Attack Vector: Network
- Attack Complexity: Low
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Consequences: Denial of Service
2. Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2024-20278):
- CVSS: 6.5
- Attack Vector: Network
- Attack Complexity: Low
- Privileges Required: High
- User Interaction: None
- Consequences: Gain Privileges
Vulnerabilities
Mitigations
The enterprise should deploy this patch as soon as the testing phase is completed.